It’s not easy for any NFL front office to adhere to the strict parameters of a hard salary cap. While offseason additions in the free agent market and via the recent draft may have galvanized the spirits of at least some fans, no NFL team is exempt from managing multiple roster deficiencies. It’s the price…
Packers should sign “Snacks”
The modern era National Football League is by no means your dad’s type of football. “Run the ball and stop the run”, is no longer an ethos football teams must live by. Nevertheless, the Green Bay Packers cannot fail to address their need for a run-stuffing defensive tackle this off-season. Kenny Clark cannot continue to…
A day in the life of a Cheesehead
Packers versus Lions was unlike any other game in the history of the NFL. (I was there.) Plenty was at stake for Green Bay heading into this game. With a win the Packers would secure a first round bye in the playoffs, and possibly the top spot in the NFC. Losing to the lowly Lions…
Pulse of the Pack: Wild Card Weekend!
Paul Bretl of Dairyland Express and Cheesehead TV is introduced as a new team member. The trio gives a quick recap of the Packers win over the Lions and previews the NFL’s wild card weekend. They also discuss Jason Wilde’s piece in The Athletic about former Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy. —–Pulse of the Pack…
Cheesehead Radio: Winning…The Hard Way
The Green Bay Packers are BACK in the playoffs for the first time since the end of the 2016 season, claiming a #2 seed overall and a bye in the first week. But a sluggish performance against the lowly Detroit Lions have many Packer fans skittish on how good this 13-3 team really is. Is…
13-3? Yes the Packers are 13-3!
The Green Bay Packers finished the 2019 Regular season at 13-3, Undefeated 6-0 North Division Champs, #2 Seed in the Playoffs, along with a Round 1 Bye. Quite an accomplishment for first year Head Coach Matt LaFleur. Coach LaFleur assembled a staff that had his vision, changed the culture at Lambeau Field both in and…
Packers Therapy #353: Lions Hold the Lead, Packers say BYE
Rodgers tries his best to make the Lions look like a legitimate football team in this grueling display of mediocrity. ICUs across Wisconsin are filled with tight-chested fans as the Packers make every minute of this game feel like an hour. A game and BYE week clinching field goal seals the deal by Crosby, as the city…